Basic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Carbs/Proteins
100
When energy is inactive/stored we call it
potential energy
100

Mg + O2 ---> MgO What type of reaction is this?

Synthesis Reaction

100
How many different types of lipids are there?
3
100
Do nucleic acids contain phosphorus?
Yes
100
What are carbohydrates classified by?
Size
200
What is the rule of 8s?
Atoms always want to fill their valence shell of 8
200
Chemical compounds that regulate pH change are called ___________________.
Buffers
200
When we refer to a fat as "saturated", what is actually saturated about the fat?
Carbon: The carbons are all saturated with hydrogens throughout the length of the fatty acid chain
200
What is the difference between the sugar on DNA and RNA?
Deoxyribonucleic acid has one less O
200
Monosaccharides are also known as _______________
simple sugars
300
The tendency of an element to attract electrons is called
electronegativety
300
What type of reaction uses water to break apart a compound?
Hydrolysis
300
What are the parts of a triglyceride?
A glycerol and 3 fatty acid chains
300
Write the complimentary mRNA strand for AATGCTGCTGATAGCCGGAAT
UUACGACHACUAUCGGCCUUA
300
Name the four levels of protein structure
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
400
energy that travels in waves and is the energy of the electromagnetic spectrum
Radiant energy
400
What type of reaction is this? Zn + 2 HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
Exchange reaction
400
What is the structural difference between a triglyceride and a phospholipid?
Phosphorus-containing group
400
What bases are the purines? What bases are the pyrimidines?
Purines=A,G Pyrimidines=T (U), C
400
What are the building blocks of carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
500
What kind of energy conversion occurs when we shiver on a cold day to stay warm?
Chemical to mechanical
500
Is a base considered a proton donor or a proton acceptor?
Acceptor
500
What is the most basic form of steroid, that all other steroids are a variation of?
Cholesterol
500
What do we call a group of 3 bases in a row on tRNA?
Anticodon
500
Two theories were discussed in class regarding enzyme-substrate interaction. One was the lock and key model. What was the other?
The induced fit model
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